David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Michael Grimm disinvited from NRCC fundraiser
House Republican leadership is not yet calling on indicted Rep. Michael Grimm to resign, but the organization tasked with electing Republicans to the House is already taking moves to back away from the embattled congressman. Published April 30, 2014
Sen. King laments ‘explosion of outside money’ after Supreme Court’s campaign finance rulings
Sen. Angus King, who has introduced legislation requiring campaign donations of more than $1,000 to be reported to the Federal Election Commission within two days, said Wednesday that recent Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance means Congress has to work to strengthen disclosure of money in politics. Published April 30, 2014
Eric Cantor asks ‘kissing congressman’ Vance McCallister to resign
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has asked Rep. Vance McCallister, the Louisiana Republican recently caught on videotape kissing a former staffer, to resign. Published April 30, 2014
Florida congressman accuses wife of bigamy
Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida — who frequently seems to find himself in the news — is seeking an annulment from his wife Lolita on the premise that she was already married when they took their vows. Published April 30, 2014
David Axelrod: Rand Paul ‘anti-institution’; not sure how Jeb Bush gets through GOP primary
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said the "anti-institution" bona fides of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is one of the reasons why his favorability is higher than that of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's in a new poll. Published April 30, 2014
Obama approval at 44 percent in new poll
Forty-four percent of Americans approve of President Obama's job performance and 50 percent disapprove, said a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll — a slight uptick from his all-time low 41 percent approval rating in the poll last month. Published April 30, 2014
Tim Pawlenty cites John McCain, Mitt Romney in predicting Jeb Bush can win GOP nomination
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Wednesday he believes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush can win the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, dismissing the notion that conservatives wouldn't elect an "establishment" candidate by pointing to the party's standard bearer the past two presidential cycles. Published April 30, 2014
Donald Sterling banned for life by NBA, fined $2.5 million
The longtime Los Angeles Clippers owner has been under fire since a recording surfaced over the weekend of a man reported to be Sterling making racially charged remarks. Published April 29, 2014
Santorum: Obama didn’t want to face me in 2012
Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that President Obama's re-election team told him privately that they didn't want to face him in the general election in 2012. Published April 29, 2014
Boehner: Grimm should be held to ‘highest ethical standard’
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Tuesday that Rep. Michael Grimm's decision to step down from the House Financial Services committee in the wake of getting charged with tax fraud and other crimes on Monday was the right one, but stopped short of calling for his resignation. Published April 29, 2014
Sen. Ron Johnson: Majority Leader Harry Reid using Senate as a ‘political weapon’
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said the U.S. Senate has effectively become a one-man dictatorship being used by Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, as a "political weapon." Published April 29, 2014
Sen. Chuck Schumer: Immigration bill will get signed into law this year
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who helped shepherd a broad rewrite of the nation's immigration laws through the Senate last year, says legislation will pass both Houses of Congress by the end of this year. Published April 29, 2014
John Kerry backtracks on Israel ‘apartheid’ remark
Secretary of State John F. Kerry says if he could go back, he would not have used the word "apartheid" in the context of discussing Israel and the need for a two-state solution in its conflict with Palestine. Published April 29, 2014
Obama approval rating at lowest of presidency, poll shows
Forty-one percent of Americans approve of President Obama's job performance — the lowest such rating of his presidency registered in a Washington Post-ABC News poll — and 52 percent disapprove. Published April 29, 2014
Lousiana Rep. McAllister won’t seek re-election: report
Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister, who was caught on surveillance video released earlier this month kissing a married former staffer, told a newspaper Monday he will finish out his current term but will not seek re-election. Published April 28, 2014
Rep. Michael Grimm indicted on charges of tax, mail fraud, perjury
Federal prosecutors on Monday accused Rep. Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, of flouting state and federal tax laws in a 20-count indictment, which an FBI official said showed the lawmaker lived by a the new motto of “fraud, perjury and obstruction.” Published April 28, 2014
McMorris Rodgers office: Congresswoman ‘will continue to fight to repeal Obamacare’
The office of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington Republican, is pushing back against a newspaper report that the congresswoman recently indicated it's time to move away from attempting to repeal Obamacare and instead work on reforming it. Published April 28, 2014
Texas Rep. Barton to introduce legislation granting legal status to illegal immigrants
Rep. Joe Barton, Texas Republican, plans to introduce legislation that would grant a pathway to citizenship to children of illegal immigrants and legal status for adults who entered the country illegally who haven't been convicted of other crimes, the Dallas Morning News reports. Published April 28, 2014
Rep. Aaron Schock: Primary season making it difficult for Congress on immigration, other issues
Rep. Aaron Schock, Illinois Republican, said Monday that primary election season is holding Congress back on acting on issues like immigration reform. Published April 28, 2014
Obama approval rating nears his lowest since 2009: ‘Heartland’ poll
Forty-one percent of Americans approve of the job President Obama is doing, said the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor quarterly survey — bumping up against the president's lowest ratings since April 2009. Published April 28, 2014